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Full-Text Articles in Environmental Design
Architects Of Influence: Pioneers Who Shaped Today's Architecture, Carlynn Olinger
Architects Of Influence: Pioneers Who Shaped Today's Architecture, Carlynn Olinger
University Honors College
Architecture is a world that many people take advantage of and don’t understand the complexity behind it. There are many people in history who made a path for the way the world functions today, some of these people are architects. There are five men specifically: Antoni Gaudi, Frank Lloyd Wright, Ludwig Meis Van Der Rohe, Le Corbusier, and Louis Kahn, who pioneered the way for technology, education, aesthetics, and functionality of architecture. By researching we can learn who they were, what they did, and how they did it. Each one of these architects had different struggles, goals, backgrounds, and ideas. …
Central Plaza Recommendations, Jim Speer
Central Plaza Recommendations, Jim Speer
2021 Spring Reports (Sullivan)
The City of Sullivan intends to leverage the new Central Plaza and Civic Center as key to the city. The Quality of Life plan indicates a desire to construct appealing aspects to Central Plaza. ENVI460 students were tasked with providing recommendations for a water feature and other sustainable features like a green roofing. This report reflects students’ recommendations for a sustainable water feature at Central Plaza.
Complete Streets, Jim Speer
Complete Streets, Jim Speer
2021 Spring Reports (Sullivan)
The City of Sullivan enacted a Quality of Life plan to address multiple improvements to their city, including some of the city’s infrastructure. Mayor Clint Lamb’s goal is to connect the city via roadways and trail systems that are accessible for all transportation methods and attractive for community members and tourists. ENVI460 students provided recommendations based off the city’s need for improvements to road systems and attractiveness. Students recommended a new roadway design for the Main Street section, sustainable infrastructure additions and buffer zones, and green space for attraction sites.
Mitigating Urban Heat Island Effect At Southern City Park, Jim Speer
Mitigating Urban Heat Island Effect At Southern City Park, Jim Speer
2021 Spring Reports (Sullivan)
The City of Sullivan indicated the southern City Park as an area of interest for redevelopment as a neighborhood area and for sustainable features. There are existing structures and habitats that they are looking to bolster. Students in ENVI 460 identified multiple components of the city park that could be updated and upgraded to provide more sustainable infrastructure and community focus. They recommended permeable pavers in two locations in the park area, green roofing on some existing structures, and adding native habitats to the overall area.
Sullivan Sustainable Housing Unit, Riem Rostom
Sullivan Sustainable Housing Unit, Riem Rostom
2021 Spring Reports (Sullivan)
Students in ENGR401 were tasked with providing recommendations for an energy efficient heating and cooling system for a housing design provided by IAD251. Students performed necessary calculations and compared information with sustainability factors. There are also further recommendations for building sustainable housing.
Generation Of 3d Model Of Downtown Sullivan, Jim Speer
Generation Of 3d Model Of Downtown Sullivan, Jim Speer
2020 Fall Reports (Sullivan)
The City of Sullivan identified the downtown area as an area for improvement and needed a way to depict areas. In ENVI 610, one graduate student was able to address the agreed upon goals of developing a 3D model of the downtown square. Some recommendations for future use of the 3D model were made for land-use planning, drainage systems, elevation, and more.
Bridge Build, Andrew Little
Bridge Build, Andrew Little
Student Scholarship
Bridge build design that includes not only a building process, but a research paper to make the best build possible as well.